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likosi
li-KO-si
nape of the neck / back of the head
French: nuque
Asimbi mwana na likosi.
He held the child by the nape of the neck.
Il a tenu l'enfant par la nuque.
Likosi — the nape of the neck, the back of the head. Distinct from kingo / nkingo (whole neck). A mother lifts a kitten or steadies a fussy child gently by the likosi.
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